Two missing as cargo boat with four onboard capsizes

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Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) states a search is underway for two people who went missing after a cargo boat with four onboard capsized. The cargo boat, ‘Balma 6’, capsized near Taj Exotica Resort. 'Balma 6', a cargo boat capsizes near Taj Exotica Resort on January 18, 2026. (Photo/MNDF) MNDF said a team of divers from Male’ Area Command Coastguard’s second squadron’s divers